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how is the city responding to the challenges of hosting a big game? >> reporter: they put 1,500 police officers in downtown new orleans oaf the past couple of days, and you couldn't have missed them. their presence was everywhere, not just from new orleans. they brought in law enforcement from all over the state. heavy homeland security presence here, just to get into the super boem, you are going through basically three security checks and like you said, the game is three hours away. but why wait? the gates open. take a look, people streaming in, doing things like buying souvenirs, a lot of entertainment. jugglers. i just came from inside there. people down close to the field where they don't have seats but are allowed for the time being to take pictures, walk around. i asked people why are you here three hours early, well, our hotel was an hour away, and they wanted to enjoy the experience after paying so much money for those tickets. >> get the bang for your buck. >> reporter: yep. >> beyonce performing at halftime. there might be some sort of reun
how is the city responding to the challenges of hosting a big game? >> reporter: they put 1,500 police officers in downtown new orleans oaf the past couple of days, and you couldn't have missed them. their presence was everywhere, not just from new orleans. they brought in law enforcement from all over the state. heavy homeland security presence here, just to get into the super boem, you are going through basically three security checks and like you said, the game is three hours away. but...
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sport and the clash in the crescent city. president obama shifting focus back to the economy after encouraging economic news friday. >> home prices are starting to climb again and car sales at a five-year high. manufacturing is roaring back. the business created 2.2 million jobs last year and our economy created more jobs than econom t economists originally thought. >> jones industrial average closed about 14,000 on friday, the highest since 2007. the los angeles mayor has put an end to speculation that he will be joining the obama cabinet. there is talk he might be transportation secretary. he said he will finish out his term as mayor. in massachusetts, former senator scott brown said he will not be running for the senate seat vacated by john kerry, but there is speculation that brown could have his eye on the governor's seat when patrick steps down in 2014. we will take you to boston to big deeper into that story later in the show. a whole lot to get to first. vice president biden is in germany and talking international sec
sport and the clash in the crescent city. president obama shifting focus back to the economy after encouraging economic news friday. >> home prices are starting to climb again and car sales at a five-year high. manufacturing is roaring back. the business created 2.2 million jobs last year and our economy created more jobs than econom t economists originally thought. >> jones industrial average closed about 14,000 on friday, the highest since 2007. the los angeles mayor has put an...
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the green is the rain. new york city, a mixture of snow and rain. long island, now over to mostly rain. coastal areas of southern new england, it's going to be a battle. that's why your snow totals will be a lot less. the full-blown snowstorm begins from boston to the hartford area and definitely around prove d providence. that's when the storm will be the strongest. that's when we'll have the blizzard conditions, high tide cycle. very dangerous at 10:00 a.m. near boston. that's when the highest winds will be felt. storm surge of two to four feet. if we're going to see houses damaged and falling into the water, we go early throughout tomorrow morning. again, the snowfall totals, they look pretty certain. one to two feet, a wide section of maine, southern new hampshire, massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island with a possibility of a bulls eye of 24 to possibly 30 inches of snow. that's where it's historic. still, widespread all the way from buffalo down to philadelphia and new york city by the time we're all done. as far as the boston area goes, tha
the green is the rain. new york city, a mixture of snow and rain. long island, now over to mostly rain. coastal areas of southern new england, it's going to be a battle. that's why your snow totals will be a lot less. the full-blown snowstorm begins from boston to the hartford area and definitely around prove d providence. that's when the storm will be the strongest. that's when we'll have the blizzard conditions, high tide cycle. very dangerous at 10:00 a.m. near boston. that's when the...
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it's under way currently as we speak in the city. moments ago, former president bill clinton gave a touching speech about the iconic mayor. >> he used to say he was a liberal but he was sane, which was another way of saying i believe in government but you have to look at the impact of this. i don't think i ever debated, discussed, agreed with, argued with anybody in this line of work who had a better feel for the impact of what people in government did on the real lives of people. >> among the other speakers, new york mayor michael bloomberg. ed koch passed away. he was 88 years old. >>> next, president obama weighing in on the boy scouts' proposal to end its ban on gay members. >>> plus, why valentine's day could hold very special meaning for many in illinois this year. >>> then our question of the day for you, what was your most memorable moment of the super bowl? this has now been officially deemed the most watched super bowl in history. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow r
it's under way currently as we speak in the city. moments ago, former president bill clinton gave a touching speech about the iconic mayor. >> he used to say he was a liberal but he was sane, which was another way of saying i believe in government but you have to look at the impact of this. i don't think i ever debated, discussed, agreed with, argued with anybody in this line of work who had a better feel for the impact of what people in government did on the real lives of people....
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some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. >>> bottom of the hour, we'll bring you up to date. pope benedict xiv making the extraordinary announcement that he's abdicating his position. he'll be the first pope to step down in 719 years. the pontiff citing his deteriorating strength and his age. he's 85-year-old. he'll be 86 in april. he has served as pope for less than eight year. ray flynn is joining muss and monsignor thomas mcsweenie. are you surprised for this tectonic shift? >> i've known cardinal ratzinger now pope benedict xiv, many years before he was hope. i'm not surprised at the decision. he always said his papacy would be determined on his strength, his ability to serve god and the church in the most effective way that he possibly can, and those of us who studied the papacy and studied what's going on in rome know that the holy father has been in declining health. he has made an incredible sacrifice to the church and to society by stepping down, leading the way to somebody stronger with more oppor
some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. >>> bottom of the hour, we'll bring you up to date. pope benedict xiv making the extraordinary announcement that he's abdicating his position. he'll be the first pope to step down in 719 years. the pontiff citing his deteriorating strength and his age. he's 85-year-old. he'll be 86 in april. he has served as pope for less than eight year. ray flynn is joining muss and...
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windows across the city in freezing temperatures. just as kids were starting the school day. >> the ceiling was okay, but all the windows were broken, almost all the window panes were damaged, there were no windows without damage. >> reporter: the glass injuring more than 100,000 people. >> i heard a very loud noise that shook my apartment. >> reporter: a canadian hockey player lives there and we talked to him. >> it blew the vents out of my bathroom. i'm the 23rd floor and i could feel the building swaying. >> reporter: a hole was punched in a frozen lake but the nearby nuclear plant was missed. we have annex pertain from the smithsonian. >> these are the materials left over from when the planet formed. >> reporter: in an amazing coincidence, the other space rock, an astroid half the size of a football field came by earth friday. while the space station orbits 2200 miles above the earth, the friday's astroid passed 17,000 miles above the earth, closer than satellites that orbit at 22,000 miles out. an object as large as this passes
windows across the city in freezing temperatures. just as kids were starting the school day. >> the ceiling was okay, but all the windows were broken, almost all the window panes were damaged, there were no windows without damage. >> reporter: the glass injuring more than 100,000 people. >> i heard a very loud noise that shook my apartment. >> reporter: a canadian hockey player lives there and we talked to him. >> it blew the vents out of my bathroom. i'm the 23rd...
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there is urban gun violence that happens every day in our cities. >> yeah, i mean the thing about hospitals, we're uniquely positioned to understand this issue. i think one of the things that is removed from this debate is a true understanding of the consequences of gun violence. and rarely is it the case that the folks that are talking about this have actually been in the room to see a young person look up at them and say, please save me, i don't want to die. then to have to go out and tell the family like this young woman's family, that the person they love the most is not coming home to them. i think if we had a better grasp of this reality, it would really change the lens through which we're talking about this issue. >> scott charles with temple university, nice to have you on with me today. thanks for your time. >> thank you, thomas. >> i want to continue the conversation and invite congresswoman spear to join us. you are the vice chair of the gun violence prevention task force and victim of af shooting yourself. joe biden did this facebook town hall yesterday and made the case for why
there is urban gun violence that happens every day in our cities. >> yeah, i mean the thing about hospitals, we're uniquely positioned to understand this issue. i think one of the things that is removed from this debate is a true understanding of the consequences of gun violence. and rarely is it the case that the folks that are talking about this have actually been in the room to see a young person look up at them and say, please save me, i don't want to die. then to have to go out and...
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so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. >>> the country is preparing to honor trayvon martin who was killed one year ago today. an unarmed black teen was encountered by george zimmerman, an hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer in florida. what happened next is a matter of contention ever since. did zimmerman do it in self-defense or act as the result of racial prejudice? george zimmerman, whose defense fund is still raising cash, awaits for his trial that beginses on june 10th. trayvon's parents will begin for a vigil. joining me now are sabryna fulton and i know this is a tough day for tracy and sabryna. the attention in the case has certainly died down, since the height o
so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. >>> the country is preparing to honor trayvon...
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this is a joint fund put up by the city of los angeles, the city of riverside, where a policeman was killed on thursday, and the city of irvine, where two people, the first victims were believed to have been killed a week ago today. this money is coming from government organizations, from police law enforcement, from private donors, from corporate donors in the city, these cities. they say they've raised about half of the $1 million goal, but they sdpoekt gexpect to get tha million to put up for a reward for the information leading to the arrest and capture of dorner. the search is going on. the most visible part of the search up in big bear lake in the san bernardino mountains. very snowy up there right now. the san bernardino sheriff says they have about 25 officers out today supported by a helicopter. that's about a quarter of the number of officers they had at the beginning of the search. but as they've sort of whittled down the number of vacant lodges and cabins up there that they've got to check, they're shifting the manpower accordingly. and of course, that is the area where t
this is a joint fund put up by the city of los angeles, the city of riverside, where a policeman was killed on thursday, and the city of irvine, where two people, the first victims were believed to have been killed a week ago today. this money is coming from government organizations, from police law enforcement, from private donors, from corporate donors in the city, these cities. they say they've raised about half of the $1 million goal, but they sdpoekt gexpect to get tha million to put up...
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let's start in the windy city. what the heck is happening in chicago? >> well, you know, there are a plethora of issues happening in chicago. i was struck with how much that young woman looks like my youngest daughter, and but for the grace of god there go i. what's happening in chicago are any number of things, pervasive poverty and lack to opportunity. one of my dear friends said nothing stops a bullet like a job so we're talking about a crisis from top to bottom throughout these communities in and surrounding chicago. >> we found out this morning that there's a democratic primary race under way in chicago right now for the seat formerly held by jesse jackson. one of the candidates running for that seat dropped out of the race after new york city mayor michael bloomberg got involved in the campaign. bloomberg's pac got another money behind another candidate robbie kelly. hutchinson had support from the nra. how significant, is it, do you think for the mayor of new york city to get involved in a race in chicago, illinois? what does that tell us? >> it'
let's start in the windy city. what the heck is happening in chicago? >> well, you know, there are a plethora of issues happening in chicago. i was struck with how much that young woman looks like my youngest daughter, and but for the grace of god there go i. what's happening in chicago are any number of things, pervasive poverty and lack to opportunity. one of my dear friends said nothing stops a bullet like a job so we're talking about a crisis from top to bottom throughout these...
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this news was really like a lightning strike to everyone around the globe. has the vatican talked more about any decisions behind the scenes? we do know that the pope has a pacemaker. they've put that out there. he's had it for years, but have they decided or released what were the real factors behind the scenes? because this is uncharted territory. >> it is, absolutely, uncharted. and they're still in a state of shock here, i have to tell you. but from a lot of people that i've been talking to since i got on the ground here, and also speaking the to the vatican spokesman, there doesn't seem to be more to it than the fact that the pope is 85 years old, he's gotten increasingly frail in recent months. and frankly, this is somebody who has to run what is a global enterprise, 1.1 billion catholics around the world. and i think he just realized that there was so much on his plate, that with modern medicine and our ability to keep people alive longer, but perhaps not with the energy and vitality that this job requires or, in his opinion, after a prayerful thought
this news was really like a lightning strike to everyone around the globe. has the vatican talked more about any decisions behind the scenes? we do know that the pope has a pacemaker. they've put that out there. he's had it for years, but have they decided or released what were the real factors behind the scenes? because this is uncharted territory. >> it is, absolutely, uncharted. and they're still in a state of shock here, i have to tell you. but from a lot of people that i've been...
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latest pictures from new york city, the city was actually spared the brunt of the storm, but there's still cars buried under know in the outlies areas. there's 38,000 connecticut residents without power, and new york commuter rail lines are back in service in massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, they have all lifted travel bans there as well. >>> it's the end of the era and could be the beginning of the end of an institution. to try and save money the postal service announced beginning august, it will end saturday delivery service. the post office lost $16 billion last year alone. the news took many by surprise. but it was shocking to find out that the post office has managed to last this long says "the daily show." >> sorry, where do you want me to take that? hawaii? no problem, you got a quarter, i will get it there in two days. >> i want to bring in patrick donahoe, post master general of the united states. good to see you, sir, thank you for coming in on that saturday. before we get to saturday delivery and how we can save the post office. let's start with the blizzard in th
latest pictures from new york city, the city was actually spared the brunt of the storm, but there's still cars buried under know in the outlies areas. there's 38,000 connecticut residents without power, and new york commuter rail lines are back in service in massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, they have all lifted travel bans there as well. >>> it's the end of the era and could be the beginning of the end of an institution. to try and save money the postal service announced...
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so this may be in the case of the city council, i think she's the 35th alderman since the erle willy '70s who has been convicted of corruption. they've had a string of public officials and two governors in prison in the last few years and this is yet another sad chapter and you're looking for the overview and specifically the jacksons are a family very important to chicago, people are sad and mad. >> on tuesday there will be 22 candidates on the primary slate. the front-runner appears to be former state representative robin kelly. a recent campaign ad focused on a view on guns and that was funded by mayor michael bloomberg which was spending a reported $2 million on this race so how is big money from the outside changing this and other local races? >> this is the big proxy test. the bloomberg organization now spending much more than just about everyone in that race and if they are able to successfully knock off the woman who was leading at one time, lynn, you can remind me of her name. >> it's former congressman debbie haller haveson. >> if bloomberg is able to pump her rise and push
so this may be in the case of the city council, i think she's the 35th alderman since the erle willy '70s who has been convicted of corruption. they've had a string of public officials and two governors in prison in the last few years and this is yet another sad chapter and you're looking for the overview and specifically the jacksons are a family very important to chicago, people are sad and mad. >> on tuesday there will be 22 candidates on the primary slate. the front-runner appears to...